blackens

英 [ˈblækənz]

美 [ˈblækənz]

v.  (使)变黑; 抹黑; 丑化; 败坏…的名誉
blacken的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）变黑；弄黑；涂黑
  Toblackensomething means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something thatblackensbecomes black or very dark in colour.
  1. The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth...
     下町的已婚女性还保留着把牙齿涂黑的习俗。
  2. You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken.
     你得把番茄烤到皮变黑为止。
• VERB 诬蔑；玷污；给…抹黑
  If someoneblackensyour character, they make other people believe that you are a bad person.
  1. He accused him of knowingly spreading falsehoods in an effort to blacken my character...
     他指控他蓄意散布虚假信息以玷污我的人格。
  2. They're trying to blacken our name.
     他们企图败坏我们的名声。

双语例句

• I dream about cauliflower roasted until it softens and blackens, the heat bringing out its inherent sweetness.
  我还是梦想将花椰菜烘烤，直到它变软和变黑，热度使其固有的甜度释放出来。
• Dahlia Gillespie: Fire doesn't cleanse, it blackens!
  戴·斯派：火纯净，已黑！
• He blackens his opponents by giving them names.
  他用起各种外号来诽谤他的对手。
• An oil spill in Australia blackens white sand beaches.
  澳大利亚石油泄漏已经导致白沙滩变黑。
• It blackens hair and is also a gentle cleanser, makes the hair soft and shiny.
  它是黑染头发的良品也是温和性的洁剂，使头发柔软亮丽。
• Soot makes smoke dark and blackens walls.
  烟灰使得烟成黑色，并熏黑了墙壁。
• An oil spill in Australia blackens white sand beaches, ten times more oil than originally thought.
  澳大利亚石油的泄漏使白色的沙滩变成黑色。